Grumman HU-16C accident near Fort Pierce, FL
On September 25, 2003, a Grumman HU-16C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fort Pierce, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 25, 2003
- Place
- Fort Pierce, FL
- Aircraft
- Grumman HU-16C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 27.495°N, 80.368°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030930X01622
Official records · ATL03FA147
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 25, 2003, at 1126 eastern standard time, a Grumman HU-16C, N70258, registered to Corsair Aviation Holdings Inc. and operated by an airline transport pilot, collided with a stand of trees during an emergency landing in the vicinity of the St. Lucie International Airport, Ft. Pierce, Florida. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airline transport pilot received minor injuries. The airline transport rated passenger and passenger were fatally injured. The flight departed the St. Lucie International Airport, on September 25, 2003, at 1120. According to the pilot, during climb-out from runway 09, all engine indications were normal. At an altitude of approximately 500 feet the right engine warning red magnetic chip detector light illuminated. The pilot performed the engine out procedure, informed the pilot-rated passenger that they would be returning to the departure airport, instructed the pilot-rated passenger to assist in the turn, delay the feathering procedure and continue to use the right engine at 2000 rpm. During the turn the pilot made a "PAN" call to Air Traffic Control (ATC) to report the urgency of the situation. After turning downwind the pilot instructed the pilot-rated passenger to feather the engine, which he completed after both pilots confirmed the correct engine would be feathered. Shortly after making that decision the left engine began to lose pow
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to the pilot placing the fuel selector in the off position which resulted in fuel starvation to the left engine, after the pilot intentionally shut down the right engine.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
